Morgan Lehnert of Lawrenceburg waits her turn to compete with her Chi-Main heifer during the Tennessee State Fair at the fairgrounds Saturday.

Written by

Brian Wilson
| The Tennessean

On the Tennessee State Fair's second day, one of the more popular attractions wasn't some new midway ride or attraction or weird fried food.

Instead, the most steady number of fairgoers flocked to the barns, specifically to see the birds and cattle there.

The poultry barn next to the midway was consistently busy as the temperature topped 90 degrees on Saturday afternoon. Despite the agriculture area's mainstay status at the fair, the attraction can still be a novelty for some, said Ronnie Davenport, the head of the fair's poultry barn. ...